Lasagna

Lasagna, the ultimate family dinner. Hearty, meaty, cheesy goodness. Whether its for Sunday dinner, a family party or a potluck at work, with Tedesco's, your Lasagna will be a fan favorite!


Ingredients

• 2 Jars of Tedesco's Classic Tomato Sauce
• 1 package of noodles (should be around a pound in weight) - oven-ready or regular.
• 1-2 lb. mozzarella
• 1/2 lb. good quality parmesan
• 1 lb. ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 Yellow Onion, Diced
• dried oregano
• Fresh basil, Chopped
• Fresh Parsley, Chopped

*Note: Recipe based on 13x9 baking dish. Increase Ingredient amounts for larger baking pans

Step 1: Make Your Pasta

you'll need to fill a stock pot with water and cook those. I find it's best to cook them for the shortest time listed on the package or a minute or two under so they don't get soggy while the lasagna bakes.

Once they're done, rinse them with cold water using a colander and set them aside. Try to separate them a bit so they stick less later.

Step 2: Cook Your Meat

Once you've got the veggies prepped, film your sauce pan with olive oil. Heat the pan over medium and cook the ground beef and Italian sausage until browned. If a lot of fat seeps out, drain most of it. You need only a few tablespoons of fat to cook the onion and garlic in. Once you've drained the extra fat, throw in the onions and garlic.

Stir this around for a few minutes over medium heat until the onions become soft. Then add in a few good pinches of Italian seasoning, a pinch of basil, oregano and salt.

Step 3: Prepare your Cheese Mix

Grab out a couple handfuls of parmesan and mozzarella and put them in a small bowl - this will be for topping the lasagna.

Place the ricotta into a large bowl, along with one egg. Add the rest of the parmesan and mozzarella, as well as a couple good pinches of Italian seasoning, Parsley and basil. Mix this all together with your hands and set it aside.

Step 4: Assembly and Bake!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F / 200 degrees C.

Ladle just enough sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. Then place noodles on top of the sauce just to cover, slightly overlapping. (If you're using over-ready noodles, follow the box directions) If they're broken, piece them together as much as possible. Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the noodles.

Now you'll put more sauce over the cheese and then noodles, more cheese, and then sauce again. You repeat the basic build three times.

For the fourth and final level, lay down your cheese mixture and top with the rest of the sauce. Now sprinkle the parmesan and mozzarella you set aside over it.

Now bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes. this final step is really up to you. This is the step where the cheese on top will melt and brown. Remove the lasagna from the oven when the cheese on top has browned to your liking.

Enjoy :)